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From SABR member David Kagan at The Hardball Times on January 17, 2020:The Preliminary Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in MLB (December, 2019) released at the Winter Meetings in San Diego makes the droll statement, “The aerodynamic flow over a baseball is complex…” Nonetheless, it has provided much more solid data on the effect of seam height on the flight of the ball but still must acknowledge “only 35% of the increase in home run rate attributable... Читать дальше...

She has eight nominations Sunday night, a performance slot and the devotion of fiercely loyal fans. What’s behind this Lizzo momentum? Let’s discuss.

When Greg Harlow announced to his partner Nick Brett that there was enough room to split two red balls, the apparently all-elderly audience at the Indoor Bowls world championships in England laughed.

Tokyo stocks nose-dived Thursday, as investors rushed to lock in profits amid re-kindled fears of the spread of a new deadly coronavirus.The 225-issue Nikkei average ...

The western monarch butterfly population wintering along California’s coast remains critically low for the second year in a row, a count by an environmental group ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alana Beard, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year who won a WNBA championship with the Los Angeles Sparks, is retiring after 15 years.

Man was allegedly forced to carry his ailing daughter on his shoulders

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Are we really close to a global crisis? A nuclear war? Something else? 

Since 1947, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has used the Doomsday Clock to monitor the very threats that could ruin the planet and kill off human civilization. It’s about as grim a job as anyone can perform, but the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board has felt the urgent need to do it. The mission: to scare leaders and stakeholders in national governments and international... Читать дальше...

Profs. Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan asked more than 150 undergrads about their sex lives — what they wanted out of sex, how troubling encounters unfolded, and how misunderstandings led to assault.

Dive teams recovered the body of the unidentified traveler from Naples, Florida, police said.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred told Fox Business that the sport will test out automated ball-strike technology — commonly referred to as "robot umpires" or "robo umps" — at some spring training games this year.

The stage version of Mrs Brown’s Boys is also coming to the venue, with three shows booked for June 12 and 13.

President Emmanuel Macron said that France was determined Iran would never develop a nuclear bomb and wanted to avoid any military escalation in the volatile Middle East, after meeting Israel's Prime Minister on Wednesday.

Everybody hurts. No crime was solved.

In the otherwise normal town of Georgetown, South Carolina, a sheriff’s deputy who was investigating a burglary ended up using a stun gun on his own K9 after the police working dog bit a cow, which then charged at both the property owner and the deputy, reports the sheriff’s office.

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In a statement [Link], Georgetown County sheriff’s deputies say they responded to a burglary call in the Pleasant Hill community Wednesday afternoon... Читать дальше...

A Russian-led team of scientists has created a synthetic stand-in for human skin that overcomes many of the stumbling blocks faced in recreating living tissues by being both soft and firm and getting stronger when stretched.
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16 people, including 13 tourists, were in the boat

The evidence confronting President Donald Trump becomes less compelling when presented again and again, day after day, as Democrats try to convince not just fidgety senators but an American public deeply divided over the Republican president in an election year.

Pence: White House invites Israel's Netanyahu and chief rival to White House next week to discuss 'prospect of peace'

World Animal Protection said they have seen horrific cases of captive dolphins self-mutilating and being force-fed water due to dehydration.

NICK KYRGIOS and Gilles Simon cheekily attempted to mimic Rafa Nadal’s serving action during their showdown. The 24-year-old, who remains on a collision course with nemesis Nadal, booked his spot in the third round of the Australian Open. There were two moments of great laughter on court when Kyrgios and Simon both tried to copy […]

NICK KYRGIOS and Gilles Simon cheekily attempted to mimic Rafa Nadal’s OCD serving action during their showdown. The 24-year-old, who remains on a collision course with nemesis Nadal, booked his spot in the third round of the Australian Open. There were two moments of great laughter on court when Kyrgios and Simon both tried to […]

Super Bowl 54 is right around the corner and

Consumers who miss credit payments or amass more debt will see falling credit scores under new FICO standards. On-time payers will get a boost.